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Episode Summaries-144 to 154

                            Episode 144
                     Housenki and the Final Shards
Inuyasha wanders an eerie, skeletal landscape of white mist. The fog dissolves, revealing the enormous remains of his father. An image of the black pearl appears. Inuyasha jolts awake , it was just a dream , recall of the place where he obtained the Tetsuagia. Watching the sunrise, Inuyasha remembers the black pearl embedded in his eye is the key that can open the door to the netherworld and the last Shikon fragment. Kagome and the others follow Inuyasha later. As they travel, Kagome tells the others the story of the black pearl, it's history and its facility to open up the netherworld. Inuyasha arrives at Toto-sai’s foundry where Myoga is currently staying. After interrogating his diminutive retainer, Inuyasha learns the black pearl is useless as a portal. Myoga agrees that if there had been a shard of the Shikon jewel in that place, Kagome would have sensed it when she and Inuyasha went there to claim Tetsuagia. Perhaps Housenki can give them with another jeweled portal. Armed with the information, Inuyasha and the team set off to visit Housenki. A quarrelling Hakudoshi and Kagura trail Inuyasha's group. Kohaku, Kanna and the second baby travel to meet Naraku. Sessho-maru and his entourage follow Kohaku's scent - convinced it will direct to Naraku. The path to Housenki is difficult: Inuyasha must climb a steep cliff. (Everyone else on the team takes Kirara and "balloon" Shippou to escape). Reaching the summit, Inuyasha is greeted by the business end of Hakudoshi's spear. When the team arrives at Housenki’s, they discover the demon has died, leaving his son the trade. The unwelcome news further frustrates Inuyasha. Elsewhere Hakudoshi hatches a plan, dispatching Kagura with a message for Inuyasha. Kanna and Kohaku meet Naraku. Sesshoumaru picks up Naraku’s scent and hastens towards its source.

                                           Episode 145
               The Bizaare Sentries at the Gate to the Other World
Kagura’s information about a portal to the boundary world leads Inuyasha and the team, including Myoga, on a perilous journey to the desolate Country of Fire. On the way, they notice they have an escort ,Naraku’s Saimyoushou. Hakudoshi is plotting something rotten and he dispatches Kagura to the Country of Fire with an assignment. The team follows a grotesque path littered with the bones of dead demons. The path terminates at a huge chained door, guarded by two enormous, ancient statues. Inuyasha’s answer is yes, he does. The statues posing the question are Gozu and Mezu, gatekeepers of the underworld. (Tetsuaiga is a weapon of the living world and poses no threat to the gatekeepers of the dead.) .With the help of Miroku’s wind tunnel as a distraction, Inuyasha slows the pair down long enough to smash the thick chain, unlocking the door to the nether world. As the heavy doors scrape open, Kagura appears, charging the doorway flanked by low-level demons. Sensing the worst, Inuyasha gathers the team and heads for cover! They watch from the protection of sheltering rocks as the creatures are turned to stone by the light and Kagura plummets to the cave floor in a hail of scared demons. Since no one wants to enter the portal, Gozu and Mezu shut the door. Later, Kagura confronts Hakudoshi. Inuyasha and the others chill out at a camp where Kagome reveals her vision of the Shikon shard in the netherworld.

                                            Episode 146
                 The Wild-Tempered Bird User, Abi
 Elsewhere, bandits pillage and burn a neighboring village when they are attacked by a flock of demonic birds. The pterodactyl-like creature’s land on the bandits, sucking their blood away in a internal strife feeding passion. The woman elegantly approaches the carnage ( the lovely and lethal Princess Abi, demon mistress of the birds). As the birds continue their feast, another shape emerges from the shadows; Naraku. He follows Abi back to her roost and offers to help her collect colossal amounts of blood if she’ll help him in return. The demon tells Abi he knows her mother is dying from poison and that blood is the only thing that keeps her alive. As a show of good faith Naraku presents Abi with a three-cleft halberd made from his own bones. While Naraku collaborates with Abi, Hakudoshi takes a nap. The team meanwhile has located a village with live residents. Miroku and Inuyasha warn the headman about the mysterious blood-sucking threat that may headed their way. Miroku and the village elders agree on an exterminator’s contract and he just seals he deal when Abi’s ravenous flock attacks the village. The lead bird’s terrifying screech whips the other birds into a killing frenzy and they tear the village apart with the claws, beaks and fire. The team’s redoubtable skills barely keep pace with the fast-moving water of incoming birds as wave after wave flies into the town threatening citizens. Observing the fight from atop her cloud of flames is Abi. Abi laughs at his audacity, condemning him of being a measly half-demon. Transforming into her demon form, Abi hurls a fireball at Inuyasha, but he dodges and comes back strong with a Wind Scar attack, blasting dozens of birds apart in it‘s path. Now she understands why Naraku gave her the halberd - to fight Inuyasha. Abi needs time to consider this new weapon and it’s implications so she retreats just as Inuyasha powers up the red Tetsusaiga.

                                               Episode 147
                          A Fateful Love Song from Before we Met (1)
 Long,long ago, in the country of Musashi, there lived a beautiful maiden, a miko named Kikyo, and her young sister, Kaede. Kikyo was not only lovely, but possessed great spiritual power which she dedicated to protecting humans from demons who threatened Japan in those days. Despite the loneliness and risk in her life, Kikyo is envied by jealous rivals: a miko named Tsubaki and a tiny, but ruthless demon spider. Inuyasha dreamed of becoming a full-fledged demon so he could live without menace from the humans and demons who scorned and rejected him. In the village of the Taijin (demon exterminators) the leader finds a miraculous, but ominous surprise inside a dead yokai - the fabled Shikon no Tama - the Jewel of Four Souls. Freed, the jewel’s powerful aura immediately draws demonic attention from the ambitious demon Mistress Centipede. Devoted and pure spirited Kikyo is selected for the task. Protecting the Shikon jewel is a great honor, but the responsibility isolates Kikyo even more. Kikyo’s days are filled battling power hungry monsters, but her nights overflow with solitude. One moonless night, Kikyo’s battle with a Shikon-crazed band of yokai attracts the attention of the half demon Inuyasha. When Kikyo calls for the intruder to show himself, Inuyasha remains hidden. Believing she speaks to a human, Kikyo tells him of the Shikon jewel. The human woman provides Inuyasha to capture and use the Shikon no Tama to become a full demon but first he must conquer that woman, Kikyo. Inuyasha’s attempts to challenge Kikyo and ends in failure. When Kikyo refuses opportunities to kill him, Inuyasha becomes wary of her consideration. The news of Kikyo’s connection with Inuyasha spreads. Tsubaki, Kikyo’s rival, confronts Kikyo. She accuses Kikyo of weakness; that her romance with a half-demon is the reason why demons plague the land. Tsubaki challenges Kikyo’s spiritual strength but loses miserably. Once again, the spider demon keenly watches, waiting for his chance. The spider’s opportunity arrives with Onigumo, a mortally wounded bandit whom Kikyo rescued and nurses with mercy. The spider demon makes a pact with Onigumo - his soul and Kikyo in exchange for his human body. Onigumo agrees and the spider calls forth a horde of demon minions who take possession of Onigumo’s flesh. The spider, Naraku, merely used the bandit as a vessel for his evil, uniting the strength and wickedness of many demons inside Onigumo’s human form.

                                          Episode 148
                       A Fateful Love Song from Before we Met (2)
 The demon attack sews seeds of doubt inside Kikyou. Frightened she’s losing her spiritual strength and fearful she can’t guard the Shikon no Tama, Kikyou makes Inuyasha a proposition: if he uses the power of the jewel to become fully human, rather than demon, the jewel will cease to be. Naraku disguises himself as Inuyasha and discovers the young lover’s arrangement. Awaiting Inuyasha at dawn, Kikyo is brutally attacked by the disguised Naraku who steals the Shikon no Tama from her dying grasp. Betrayed by love she once felt, Kikyo swears revenge for Inuyasha’s contempt As Kikyo’s clings to life, Naraku returns the Shikon no Tama to the village shrine, disguising himself as Kikyo, and sets off to meet Inuyasha. Inuyasha waits for Kikyo by the Goshinboku tree when she arrives armed, and ready to kill. Kikyo (Naraku) tells Inuyasha their meeting was a trick to make him vulnerable. Angered by his lover’s treachery, Inuyasha dodges Kikyo’s barrage of arrows and heads to the village to steal the Shikon Jewel. The real Kikyo pursues the real Inuyasha to the village. As he tries to escape with the Shikon no Tama, Kikyo corners Inuyasha by the Goshenboku tree, and shoots her last arrow, piercing Inuyasha’s heart and pinning him to the scared tree. Time passes and Kaede grows old. For some reason, Inuyasha’s impaled body remains the same.
                                         Episode 149
               An Arrow Brewing Up Disturbance
The encounter with Abi-Hime and her vampire birds raises a disturbing question among Inuyasha’s team (why is Naraku using Abi-Hime to collect blood? ) Rin and Jaken receive a visit from Kagura. Bitter from her subjugation by Naraku and Hakudoshi, Kagura is looking for a champion capable of destroying both demons which could only be Sesshoumaru! Naraku has placed great importance on protecting the small demon and it may be that the demonic baby is the key to destroying Naraku! At a stately castle, the noblewoman gives birth to a stillborn baby. After murdering the woman’s attendants, Kanna places the noblewoman under her spell, replacing the deceased child with Naraku’s offspring. Kagome spots a small, struggling group of villagers on the road ahead. Although it sounds like wishful thinking, the team knows that where people gather; Abi-Hime’s birds will certainly follow and attack. The team’s prediction about the bird attack is realized as they near the Saint’s town. Hakudoushi and Kagura arrogantly observe Abi-Hime’s birds swoop down to attack innocent refugees. Inuyasha and the gang arrive in time to defend the helpless people. Hakudoshi and Kagura join the flock’s assault in an effort to delay the team’s arrival. While they protect the survivors in the mountains, Abi-Hime and a second group attack the town. Disgusted by Hakudoshi’s treachery, Inuyasha attacks but is easily repelled by Hakudoshi’s barrier. Nearby, a cloaked figure observes the fight - the mysterious Saint. Inuyasha powers up the Tetsusaiga, but even the red Tetsusaiga cannot penetrate Hakudoshi’s barrier. Unnoticed by all, the Saint draws a bow and fires a powerful spirit arrow piercing the demonic membrane, blowing it apart and leaving Hakudoshi vulnerable. Seizing the chance, Inuyasha blasts the brat to bits. With Hakudoshi removed, Inuyasha destroys Entei with a Bakuryuuha blast. Was it the Saint who fired the arrow that severely damaged Hakudoshi?

                                          Episode 150
                        The Mysterious Light that Guides the Saint
The Saint's arrow is troubling - especially for Kagome and Inuyasha. Only one individual can wield the power to destroy Hakudoshi’s barrier: Kikyou. Although Inuyasha is torn between hope and denial, Kagome‘s heart is frozen by certainty Hiriji-sama must be Kikyou. The team continues their journey to Hiriji-sama’s town were they hope to end the mystery of the ‘saint’ and Abi-Hime’s reign of terror. In a cave near Hiriji-sama’s town, townsfolk huddle inside a protective barrier created by the saint. One of the Saint’s young assistants, a young girl, tries to keep the people calm inside the shield. Flaming demonic birds hurl themselves at the barrier, ferociously pecking and clawing, terrifying the villages within. Hijiri-sama arrives driving away Abi-Hime with a single, powerful arrow that incinerates scores of birds. Kagome is first to ask the villagers - “where is the Saint?” They tell her the Saint has gone to find and destroy the bird’s nest. Turning to Inuyasha, Kagome asks him if they should follow. The request disturbs Inuyasha: if the enigmatic ‘saint’ is Kikyou, why hasn’t she revealed herself to him? Inuyasha asks Kagome if she’s all right with pursuing the Saint in case it’s Kikyou. Inuyasha admits he doesn’t know. Regardless of the Saint's identity, the team still has a job to do - locate and kill the demon birds. Hakudoshi. As the demon child heals his devastated body, Kagura observes and plans. Elsewhere, Kaede’s village receives two odd visitors. Kaede and two village men catch the Saint's two peculiar young assistants taking soil from Kikyou’s grave. Further into their journey, Kagome takes notice of something sparkling in the distance and Inuyasha confirms it’s a waterfall. The angry demons turn their attention to the team and attack. Inuyasha places Kagome in the protection of Sango and Miroku, facing the demonic horde alone. As he prepares to blow away the onslaught with Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha wonders what he’ll do if the Saint is Kikyou.Inuyasha’s search stops cold - his path blocked by an imposing female figure on horseback: the Saint. Startled, Inuyasha tensely demands the silent, shrouded rider to show him her face .Certain the veiled person before him is Kikyou, Inuyasha rushes towards her. The Saint's decapitated head has a familiar face -- Kikyou. Horrified, Inuyasha grabs for Hiriji-sama as her body dissolves. Naraku has dispatched the wind sorceress to locate Kikyou. Sango, Miroku and Kagome continue to battle the swarming yokai who share their path. While Sango and Miroku fight the creatures, Kagome spots Kikyou’s soul collectors. Beneath the face of the pool,Kikyou is seen.

                                              Episode 151
                        Kagome's Instinctive Choice
 As the Shogun enjoys the promise of his new son and heir, his Lady is bewildered and suspicious of the infant. She dimly recalls the appearance of a strange little girl as well as a great tragedy that accompanied her child’s birth. The Lady isn’t sure the baby is really her child. Kohaku is also headed for the castle. The old man gladly offers Kohaku a job at the castle to repay his kindness. Kohaku accepts. Kagome, however, is safe inside the barrier. Kikyou’s shikigama guide her to the pool beneath the waterfall. Under the calm surface of the pool, Kikyou floats, motionless. The two spirits tell Kagome of Kikyo’s fateful encounter with Naraku and make a bold, desperate request - save Kikyou’s life. Kagome is the only one who can purify and heal the mortal wounds Naraku inflicted on Kikyou. Kagome doesn’t waver. Plunging into the painfully evil miasma-filled pool, Kagome attempts to heal her incarnation and rival. The shikigama provide Kagome with Kikyou‘s burial soil to press into Kikyou’s body that will purify Naraku’s miasma and close the dreadful wounds. In the process, Kagome experiences something she hadn’t counted on - by healing Kikyou; Kagome shares the miko’s memories. Kagome is a helpless spectator to the tragic story leading to the ‘deaths” of Inuyasha and Kikyo. Overwhelmed by emotion, Kagome barely completes healing Kikyou before passing out under water just as Kikyou regains consciousness. Kagome wakes by the side of the pool. Kikyou stands nearby, flanked by her shikigama attendants. Kagome tells Kikyou she had no choice - since she was the only one who could save Kikyou, she did. Kikyou tells Kagome Inuyasha is on his way to find her and disappears with her two servants. Kagome is abandoned by the pool, wet, exhausted and feeling exploited. Kagome convinces herself saving Kikyo was a “test” because of her romantic rivalry with Kikyou over Inuyasha. Kagome is sure Kikyou and her Shikigama are somewhere mocking her. Kagome seizes the opportunity and angrily tells him Kikyou is gone. She misinterprets Inuyasha’s relief about Kikyou for happiness, which fuels her rage. Inuyasha can’t get a break - he’s just concerned about Kagome. Seething with fury, Kagome unleashes her pent up wrath on Inuyasha and tells him she hates him. Later, Miroku and Sango attempt to counsel the confused half-demon while Kagome sits alone, sulking miserably. Kagome meanwhile, is upset and regrets taking her anger out on Inuyasha. Kagome looks up and sees Inuyasha sitting near her. He cautiously asks is she’s still angry and Kagome asks him if he’s going after Kikyou. Inuyasha reveals his traumatic encounter with the Saint and Kagome discovers he just was worried about Kikyou’s condition. Inuyasha is satisfied Kikyou is alive and moved Kagome healed her despite their jealousy. After telling Kagome he’s not pursuing Kikyou, Inuyasha asks Kagome to take back what she said about hating him.

                                          Episode 152
                        Protect and Plunder!
 Abi-Hime grows more suspicious of Naraku. Abi-Hime’s mother suggests they strike at Naraku’s weakness. Abi-Hime musters the flock and launches an attack on the palace. At the castle, the new baby receives tender attention from the court ladies. The Lady spots a familiar face from her nightmare on the palace grounds - Kohaku. The Lady stops the boy to question him, but Kohaku’s new friend, the old man, provides an alibi - the boy arrived after the infant’s birth. Kohaku is not the only new face in the vicinity of the castle. Evil little Hakudoshi interrupts Kagura’s musings by dispatching her to follow and spy on Abi-Hime. Tagging behind the advancing horde, Kagura watches as Abi-Hime orders her birds to destroy Naraku’s Saimyoushou: by doing so Abi-Hime proves she’s no ally of Naraku. Back at the castle and town, Kohaku and Sango spend a restless night. Kohaku has nightmares and, waking, confides to his elderly friend he’s lost his family. Meanwhile Sango has poignant memories of Kohaku and the annihilation of their kin. Before either sibling has time to fully explore their feelings Abi-Hime attacks with her brood-thirsty birds. Inuyasha and the team also rush to the castle’s defense. Enroute, Kagome senses the presence of a single Shikon shard: Kohaku must be the castle! Sango fears Kohaku may be under Naraku’s spell, complicating the situation. Sensing her concern, Inuyasha tells Sango to search for Kohaku when they reach the castle - he’ll take care Abi-Hime and the birds. Inuyasha hasn’t long to wait for Abi-Hime’s assault: she arrives with questions as well as a desire to fight. Abi-Hime asks Inuyasha why he’s protecting a castle special to Naraku when he’s supposed to be Naraku’s enemy. When Inuyasha tells Abi-Hime they intend to be the ones to destroy Naraku, Abi-Hime’s temper flares - her ego won’t allow any more orders from a mere half-breed - and she lashes out at Inuyasha with Naraku’s 3-pronged halberd. Inuyasha and Abi-Hime clash, Miroku, Kagome, Sango and the castle guards hack away at the demon birds. Kohaku successfully makes his way to the Lady’s chambers to rescue her and the baby. During the skirmish, one of the palace guards remarks that Kohaku fights like a demon exterminator. As the castle falls and Kohaku begins to regain his memory, Naraku continues asserting his evil control over the boy.
                                              Episode 153
                        The Fate is a Cruel Reunion
The noblewoman, courtiers and guards lavish praise on Kohaku as he prepares to battle Abi-Hime’s monstrous birds. They are unaware Kohaku is possessed by Naraku and being told to kill everyone and steal the baby. Kohaku turns on the palace guards who fall victim to the bite of his sickle chain. Landing, she surveys the slaughter, recognizing the butchery as Kohaku’s doing. When Kagome sees the birds flocking, Abi-Hime realizes they’ve finished their vampiric task and retreats. Although Abi-Hime leaves believing she attacked an ordinary castle rather than Naraku’s stronghold Kagome knows better - she can sense Kohaku’s Shikon fragment within the castle’s ruined walls. Kohaku’s presence means Naraku must have a connection with the palace. Elsewhere on the castle grounds, a heartbroken Sango confronts Kohaku. Gazing at his sister, Kohaku’s recall continues to return. Sango watches helplessly while her beloved brother wrestles his inner demons. Before she can help, Kagura swoops in, scooping the boy up and escaping Distraught, Sango watches them flee. Escaping on Kagura’s feather, Kohaku’s memory returns and he clearly recalls murdering his father, the the demon exterminators, and gravely wounding Sango. Unable to live with his sin, Kohaku steps off Kagura’s feather, committing suicide. Plummeting towards his death, Kohaku recalls every evil act he performed for Naraku with agonizing, perfect clarity. Back at the castle, Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo and Miroku join Sango. Inuyasha comments on the carnage and Sango admits it was Kohaku’s doing. Kohaku’s action at the castle is too much to bear and Sango wonders forlornly if she could save Kohaku’s heart even if she could tear him from Naraku’s control. The team resumes their search for Abi-Hime’s avian lair. Sango recalls seeing Naraku’s evil baby in the arms of the woman Kohaku was about to kill. The connection between Naraku, the castle and Abi-Hime’s birds begins to fall into place.Enroute to Hakudoshi’s lair; Kagura has questions of her own. As their discussion dwindles, they notice Sango sitting alone, miserable about Kohaku. Abi-Hime also comforts a loved one.

                                           Episode 154
                  The Demon that Links to the Other World
 Kikyou’s shikigama, Kochou and Asuka, beckon Inuyasha to follow them to Kikyou’s retreat. The shikigama lead Inuyasha deep into the forest. In a clearing, Inuyasha spots Kikyou’s soul stealers. Kikyou then changes the subject by asking Inuyasha if he’s noticed the barrier surrounding the bird’s nest is gone. Kikyou asks if he knows what Naraku is plotting and Inuyasha replies Naraku’s after the last jewel shard located in the other world.Back at camp, Miroku informs Kagome that Inuyasha left in the middle of the night with the shikigama. Kagome knows what that means - a rendezvous with Kikyo. The encounter between Kikyou and Inuyasha continues as she asks if his group plans to pursue Naraku into the other world. He replies ‘yes and Kikyou warns him not to take Kagome. Naraku is luring them into a trap. Kikyou volunteers to go instead, but Inuyasha stops her. Kikyo relents and gives Inuyasha a special arrow for Kagome to use an arrow smeared with soil from Onigumo’s grave. The trio is also angry at Inuyasha for running off after Kikyou, again. Kagome sits alone, not far from the others, depressed over Inuyasha’s latest exploit. Inuyasha returns to camp and tells Kagome where he’s been, giving her the arrow. Elsewhere, Sesshoumaru has noticed the demon activity and caught the fresh scent of the bird’s nest and Naraku. At the nest, Abi-Hime and Naraku have a confrontation about the castle. Abi-Hime tells Naraku her mother, Tekkei, is now much better. On cue, Tekkei explodes from the mountain, revealing a monstrous, flaming bird. Eager to be rid of Naraku, Tekkei swallows the smug scoundrel while Abi-Hime gloats. Inuyasha catches Naraku’s scent as the team draws closer to the bird’s lair. Myoga joins them, providing another clue about Naraku’s interest in the blood-sucking birds. Reminding Inuyasha how ferocious Tekkei is, Myoga leaves abruptly as the team arrives at Tekkei’s nest. Reveling in Naraku’s ‘demise’, Abi-Hime welcomes Inuyasha and the others with a threats and Tekkei informs them she’s eaten Naraku. With that, Abi-Hime launches a vicious attack on Inuyasha and the team. The demonic melee halts abruptly as Tekkei’s head splits open and Naraku emerges from her skull. Horrified and enraged, grief-stricken Abi-Hime attacks, meeting her own death at the business end of Naraku’s tentacles.